Students Borrowing More Than $25,000 Score Worse Than Debt-Free Counterparts on Quality-of-Life Measures, Even Decades Later

People who take out significant college loans score worse on quality-of-life measures, a trend that persists into middle age, according to a recent poll of college graduates.

Even 24 years after graduation, students who borrowed more than $25,000 are less likely to enjoy their work and are less financially and physically fit than their counterparts who graduated without debt. For more recent college grads, the discrepancy is even...